Jose Francisco Molina
Molina in action for Levante
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Francisco Molina Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlético Kolkata (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benimar | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Valencia B | 18 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | → Alzira (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Villarreal (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Albacete | 23 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 189 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Deportivo La Coruña | 169 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Levante | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 480 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2000 | Spain | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2011 | Villarreal C | ||
| 2011 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2011–2012 | Villarreal | ||
| 2013–2014 | Getafe B | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kitchee | ||
| 2016– | Atlético Kolkata | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Francisco Molina Jiménez (born 8 August 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of Indian club Atlético de Kolkata.
11 years of his extensive professional career were spent at Atlético Madrid and Deportivo de La Coruña, where he won a total of five titles combined. Over the course of 14 seasons, he appeared in 415 La Liga matches.
A Spanish international for four years, Molina represented the nation at the 1998 World Cup and two European Championships.
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Molina started playing professionally with modest UD Alzira, being purchased in 1991 by local giants Valencia CF. After a loan stint with neighbours Villarreal CF he was sold to Albacete Balompié, making his La Liga debut on 8 January 1995 in a 1–0 home win against Real Oviedo. Even though he conceded eight goals in the last matchday, a home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña, his team managed to escape relegation in the playoffs.
Molina's club career was intimately related with Atlético de Madrid, of which he claimed to be a fan. Signing in 1995, he helped the capital club win a double (league and Copa del Rey) in his first year, going on to miss only two league matches in four seasons combined.
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